72 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • JUNE 13, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >JUNE 13-19 COMPILED BY LUKE TABET FRIDAY, JUNE 14 Starting at 11:30 a.m. (at 11 a.m. on Friday), singer Irv Plastock will be performing for children of ages 2-5 and their families at the Ridgewood Library, located at 20-12 Madison Street. The “Sing Along with Irv” show will contain more than 30 of the singer’s most popular children’s songs. Limited space is available and seating will be on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. For more info, call 718-821- 4770 or visit www.queenslibrary.org SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Come get your hands dirty at the MillionTreesNYC Tree Care Workshop and Care Day and learn about the stewardship and care it takes to keep our city green. The workshop focuses on caring for and watering the 80,000 newly planted street trees around NYC and meets at the intersection of Putnam and Forest Avenues at 10 a.m. and runs until noon. Children are welcome but must be accompanied. Visit www.milliontreesnyc.org to register or call 212-360-1342. The Noguchi Museum is inviting families to come and participate in a series of hands-on workshops. The program is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and costs $10 per family. Families of up to four with children from 5-11 can preregister by calling 718-204-7088 ext. 203 or e-mail [email protected] The Voelker Orth Museum is hosting its monthly Storybook Discovery Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon. The museum hosts a storybook-themed activity day for children 6 and under to celebrate the love of books. Each session includes an art or nature activity. There is a suggested contribution of $2. For more information, visit the museum’s website at www. vomuseum.org or call 718-359-6227. From now through the end of August, The Louis Armstrong House Museum will be hosting an exclusive exhibit: Swingin’ with the All Stars: Louis Armstrong and Baseball. Located at 34-56 107th Street in Corona, the museum is offering free entrance to the exhibit with the price of admission, which is $10, or $7 for seniors, students, and children. The exhibit focuses on Armstrong’s fascination with baseball and features several photos and artifacts sequencing the jazz legend’s involvement with the New York’s top players during the height of his fame. The museum is open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and from noon – 5 p.m. on weekends. For more information or to book a group tour visit www.LouisArmstrongHouse.org or call 718-478-8274. SUNDAY, JUNE 16 Nothing says summer like experiencing the open water in NYC. Join the Urban Park Rangers for their intermediate canoeing workshop at Bayswater Park. For ages eight and up, participants will meet at Bay 35th Street and Beach Channel Drive. Some experience is preferred, but not required. The Urban Rangers will take you on the waters of lakes, bays, and rivers. For details call 718-846-2731 or visit www.nycgovparks.org From 11 a.m. -1 p.m. and from 3-5 p.m., the Big Apple Circus will be dazzling audiences with its array of old-fashioned circus acts. From jugglers, clowns, and bicycle tricks to contortionists, horses, and men fl ying on the trapeze, the show is sure to please, as it has for years. The circus will take place in the Big Top at Cunningham Park located at 196-22 Union Turnpike. Tickets are starting at $20. More information is available at 888-541-3750 or by visiting the event’s page at www.nycgovparks.org Come and enjoy the sounds of your favorite soul and R&B classic at an outdoor performance in Forest Park. Starting at 5 p.m., the Magic of Motown will be hosted in the George Seuffert Bandshell at Fores Park. Visit www. nycgovparks.org for more details. MONDAY, JUNE 17 First day of the USTA Junior Tennis Summer Camp. Activities include quality instruction so players may improve their game, multi-sport activities such as soccer and baseball, optional fi eld trips and off-court fun. Camp runs on weekdays from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Visit www.usta.com to register. THURSDAY, JUNE 20 Bring the family and friends to join fellow New Yorkers in celebrating the longest day of the year. From 5 p.m. to dusk, Socrates Sculpture Park will be hosting the 2013 Summer Solstice Celebration at 32-01 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City. Get creative with solstice-themed art-making workshops presented in part by the Noguchi Museum and the Queens Museum of Art. There will also be face-painting, provided by Agostino Arts, as well as a special solstice ritual performed by Urban Shaman Mama Donna. Also featured will be a “silent disco” presented by Silent Storm Sounds Systems, a unique experience in which guests wear wireless headphones, entering into a dance party like no other while the surrounding atmosphere remains completely quiet. LIC Partnership Spring Gathering, The Foundry, starts at 6 p.m., 42-38 9th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101, 718- 786-7776. Tickets are $40 members and $50 nonmembers. Bill Squire, Laughing Devil Comedy Club, starts at 8 p.m., 47-38 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY 11101, 347-913-3845. Tickets are $10. FRIDAY, JUNE 21 The Queens Botanical Garden will host a farmer’s market from 8:30 a.m. through 4 p.m. on Dalhia Avenue off Main Street in Flushing. A variety of vendors will offering countless kinds of fresh produce, eggs, meats, breads and pastries, honey, drinks and much more. FRIDAY, JUNE 21 and SATURDAY, JUNE 22 Located at 90-40 160th Street off of Jamaica Avenue, come and experience the Jamaica Farmer’s Market. What better way to celebrate your community than to by tasting and sampling along the countless rows of vendors selling fresh produce, cheeses, meats, beverages, pickles, honeys, breads and pastries and so much more? Takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, www.queenscourier.com/events-page, and click on “Submit your event” to let us know about your happening. We select from reader submissions to list on our happenings page. EDITOR’S PICK ‘Bridging the Gap’ THURSDAY, JUNE 27, Curated by Long Island City Artists (LICA), the exhibition “Bridging the Gap” is a celebration of the diversity and creativity present in the many communities of Queens. The exhibition was assembled through an open call to the artists of Queens and is open from noon to 5 p.m. from June 27 until July 14 at Flushing Town Hall, located at 137-35 Northern Boulevard. There is a suggested admission fee of $5 and admission is free for students, members, and LICA affi liates. Call 718- 463-7700 for more information
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